SummerSlam (1988)
SummerSlam (1988), officially marketed as SummerSlam '88, was the inaugural SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on August 29, 1988, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, drawing an attendance of 20,000. The event was created to help the WWF compete against rival promotion Jim Crockett Promotions and became one of the first four annual WWF pay-per-view events alongside WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series — a group later dubbed the "big four."
The event featured ten professional wrestling matches and is remembered for two particularly notable moments. In a preliminary match, WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man faced a surprise challenger revealed to be the Ultimate Warrior, who defeated him in just 31 seconds, ending Honky Tonk Man's 14-month reign — at the time the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history. The main event saw The Mega Powers, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, defeat The Mega Bucks, Ted DiBiase and André the Giant, after Savage's manager Miss Elizabeth distracted their opponents by removing her skirt.
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| # | Match | Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldogs ( Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid ) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus ( Jacques and Raymond ) ended in a time limit draw [ 14 ] | Tag team match | The British Bulldogs ( Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid ) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus ( Jacques and Raymond ) ended in a time limit draw [ 14 ] |
| 2 | Bad News Brown defeated Ken Patera [ 14 ] | Singles match | Bad News Brown defeated Ken Patera [ 14 ] |
| 3 | Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan ) defeated Junkyard Dog by disqualification [ 14 ] | Singles match | Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan ) defeated Junkyard Dog by disqualification [ 14 ] |
| 4 | The Powers of Pain ( The Warlord and The Barbarian ) (with The Baron ) defeated The Bolsheviks ( Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov ) (with Slick ) [ 14 ] | Tag team match | The Powers of Pain ( The Warlord and The Barbarian ) (with The Baron ) defeated The Bolsheviks ( Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov ) (with Slick ) [ 14 ] |
| 5 | Ultimate Warrior defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) (with Jimmy Hart ) [ 4 ] | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | Ultimate Warrior defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) (with Jimmy Hart ) [ 4 ] |
| 6 | Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin ) defeated Don Muraco [ 4 ] | Singles match | Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin ) defeated Don Muraco [ 4 ] |
| 7 | Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) (c) (with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart) defeated The Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) [ 4 ] | Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) (c) (with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart) defeated The Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) [ 4 ] |
| 8 | Big Boss Man (with Slick) defeated Koko B. Ware [ 4 ] | Singles match | Big Boss Man (with Slick) defeated Koko B. Ware [ 4 ] |
| 9 | Jake Roberts defeated Hercules [ 4 ] | Singles match | Jake Roberts defeated Hercules [ 4 ] |
| 10 | The Mega Powers ( Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ) (with Miss Elizabeth ) defeated The Mega Bucks ( Ted DiBiase and André the Giant ) (with Virgil and Bobby Heenan) [ 15 ] | Tag team match with Jesse Ventura as special guest referee | The Mega Powers ( Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ) (with Miss Elizabeth ) defeated The Mega Bucks ( Ted DiBiase and André the Giant ) (with Virgil and Bobby Heenan) [ 15 ] |
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